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Richard M. Lerner - Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, Theory and Method - 9781118136775 - V9781118136775
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Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, Theory and Method

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Description for Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, Theory and Method Hardback. The essential reference for human development theory, updated and reconceptualized

The Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, a four-volume reference, is the field-defining work to which all others are compared. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 288 x 49. Weight in Grams: 2288.
The essential reference for human development theory, updated and reconceptualized

The Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, a four-volume reference, is the field-defining work to which all others are compared. First published in 1946, and now in its Seventh Edition, the Handbook has long been considered the definitive guide to the field of developmental science.

Volume 1, Theory and Method, presents a rich mix of classic and contemporary theoretical perspectives, but the dominant views throughout are marked by an emphasis on the dynamic interplay of all facets of the developmental system across the life span, incorporating the range ... Read more

  • Understand the contributions of biology, person, and context to development within the embodied ecological system
  • Discover the relations among individual, the social world, culture, and history that constitute human development
  • Examine the methods of dynamic, developmental research
  • Learn person-oriented methodological approaches to assessing developmental change

The scholarship within this volume and, as well, across the four volumes of this edition, illustrate that developmental science is in the midst of a very exciting period. There is a paradigm shift that involves increasingly greater understanding of how to describe, explain, and optimize the course of human life for diverse individuals living within diverse contexts. This Handbook is the definitive reference for educators, policy-makers, researchers, students, and practitioners in human development, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and neuroscience.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
1088
Condition
New
Number of Pages
912
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118136775
SKU
V9781118136775
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About Richard M. Lerner
Editor-in-Chief Richard M. Lerner, PhD is Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science at the Eliot-Pearson Department at Tufts University. He is the author of many publications, including Pathways to Positive Development about Diverse Youth and New Directions for Youth Development: Theory, Practice, and Research (Jossey-Bass). Dr Lerner is also a past editor of the Journal of Research on Adolescence and ... Read more

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